ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (NASDAQ:SQQQ) Sees Large Volume Increase – Here’s Why

ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (NASDAQ:SQQQGet Free Report) shares saw strong trading volume on Thursday . 56,821,514 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 24% from the previous session’s volume of 45,709,933 shares.The stock last traded at $37.46 and had previously closed at $34.28.

ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ Stock Up 17.6 %

The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $34.41 and a 200 day simple moving average of $33.26.

ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 1st. Investors of record on Wednesday, March 26th were given a dividend of $0.4823 per share. This represents a $1.93 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.78%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, March 26th.

Institutional Trading of ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Parallel Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ during the first quarter valued at about $27,000. Peoples Bank KS bought a new position in ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ during the fourth quarter valued at about $62,000. Centerpoint Advisors LLC raised its holdings in ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ by 20.0% in the 4th quarter. Centerpoint Advisors LLC now owns 6,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $187,000 after acquiring an additional 1,000 shares in the last quarter. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ in the 4th quarter worth approximately $360,000. Finally, SBI Securities Co. Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ during the 4th quarter worth approximately $423,000.

ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ Company Profile

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ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (the Fund) seeks daily investment results, which corresponds to three times the inverse of the daily performance of the NASDAQ-100 Index (the Index). The Index includes 100 of the non-financial domestic and international issues listed on National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation (NASDAQ) Stock Market.

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